NEWYou can now hear Fox News articles. A Texas man who maintained innocence in a fatal robbery which killed two men almost two decades ago, was executed this week. The Associated Press reported that James Broadnax died by lethal infusion at the state prison in Huntsville, at 6:47 p.m. on Thursday. The Associated Press reported that Broadnax was executed just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to spare his life at the last minute, despite a request from Broadnax’s attorneys. Broadnax said to the families of the victims in his final statement, “I prayed for your forgiveness.” “Despite what you may think about me, my prayer to God was answered. No matter what you may think about me, Texas is wrong. The facts of my case should be enough to prove that I am innocent. Period. “TEXAS JURY RETURNS VERDICT in 2022 STABBING DEAD OF HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE REPORTBroadnax, a former high school classmate of Butler’s, was convicted for the 2008 shooting death of Stephen Swan outside Butler’s studio in suburban Dallas. The prosecution claims that Broadnax, along with his cousin Demarius Cummings killed the two men in an armed robbery at the recording studio’s parking area. “FOLLOW X” Throughout Broadnax’s trial, officials cited rap lyrics in which he referred to robbing and killing, as well as selling drugs. This led to an appeal by Broadnax’s defense, claiming that his constitutional rights were disregarded. Rappers Travis Scott and Killer Mike also supported the appeal. Broadnax’s attorneys pinned their hopes on Cummings’ recent admission that he was the one who fired the gun. They also claimed that their client’s rights were violated at his trial because several potential jurors had been eliminated based on race. Cummings claimed that he shot Matthew Bullard and Steve Swan in a video created to stop Broadnax from being executed. The defense also claimed that prosecutors in Broadnax’s trial targeted all seven Black jury members in the case by “using a spreadsheet at jury selection which bolded only names of all Black jurors,” according to court records. One Black juror eventually was reinstated.CLICK FOR MORE US NEWS Theresa Butler, Matthew Butler’s mother, remained resolute in her request that the execution of Broadnax’s killer proceed as planned. This so-called confession by Cummings was just a stalling tactic used by Broadnax’s desperate defense team. Theresa Butler said in a post on social media that it was all a lie. The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, and Broadnax’s lawyer did not immediately respond when Fox News Digital asked for comment.
